Interpreting Quantitative Data

Interpreting Quantitative Data Synopsis

How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the `do's' and `don'ts' of effective quantitative research?This refreshing and accessible book provides students with a novel and useful resource for doing quantitative research. It offers students a guide on how to:

• interpret the complex reality of the social world
• achieve effective measurement
• understand the use of official statistics
• use social surveys
• understand probability and quantitative reasoning
• interpret measurements
• apply linear modelling
• understand simulation and neural nets
• and integrate quantitative and qualitative modelling in the research process.Jargon-free and written with the needs of students in mind, the book will be required reading for students interested in using quantitative research methods